Artistic Alphabet

Typographic Portrait

I used the words: bond, friendship, puppy, and love in this portrait. I used fonts that I downloaded for an earlier assignment this year. I used these instead of the pre-downloaded ones because I found these to be more creative than the presets. I chose this image, because I just got the puppy and wanted to do something creative, I also rarely take pictures of myself so this is one of the few I have taken of myself. I would give myself a B. I feel like I could've done a neater job on this, but overall I like the way it turned out. 

Op Art

I feel like this is better than my spiral because it isn't as sloppy as my spiral. I better proportioned the squares far better than I did with the spirals. To be honest I didn't really watch the tutorial I just kind of winged it because I already had an image of what I kind of wanted to do. (I know I should've watched the tutorial though.) I'd give myself a low B because I guess it's not really that original and I could've done a lot more to it to really make it grab your eye.

Surrealism

What Happens In the Dark

The image I created is based on the theme "What happens in the dark." My initial idea wasn't quite like this but I worked with what images I could find. I thought it was kind of hard to find images that you wanted based on rights and stuff like that. Yes I used three textures and four images all together. My favorite part of this image would by far have to be the whale, I think I could have blended the girl swinging into the image better to give it a more real effect. 

Quote Art

Black Square Problem

I am trying to illustrate tension in this image, as you can see in the toppling squares. I thought playful was the hardest to illustrate. Congested, I believe, was the easiest to illustrate. I chose this word because I felt like I illustrated it the best out of all the other words I had to do. Overall, I would give myself a B on this assignment, I could've been a little more creative I think.

Paintings..

I chose this image because I thought it would bring a challenge with the different colors of his shirt and his facial expression. The most challenging part in creating this image was his hair. It was so choppy and had different high and low lights. I like how this image turned out overall, I wish I would have had enough time to actually complete the entire image instead of cutting out the couch in the background. I would grade this as an A- or so due to the fact I met the criteria of dodge, burn, and all others yet I could've spent more time on it as well. 

First Project

For out first assignment I would like you to grade the doors image. Of all three images I think that one looks appealing and is well designed. I chose three different ideas for the images making no two alike. I chose the advertising design just to try something new. I really liked the mold idea I had for the fruit too, but the doors turned out the best I think with the different colors and black and white areas in my image. 

Photographers Who Inspire Me.

1.  Erik Almas. His images are stunning. They are clear and tell a story behind each. Under "Design"is one of my favorite images of his. It is the image of the whale carrying the red dressed woman in the sky.  http://www.erikalmas.com/
2.   Scott Rhea. I love his underwater images. Each photograph he takes has its own unique theme and in the art world that is important. I think he does an amazing job with creativity.  http://www.scottrhea.com/underwater.html
3.  Art Streiber. His portraits I believe are the best. In each one he creates an image for the person told in the photograph. By looking at his images you can instantly tell what he is trying to show the viewer. http://www.artstreiber.com/flash.html
4.  Bill Cash. His photographs are so crisp and clean they almost look unreal. The variety of car advertisement photographs shows he can work with photoshop to make it look like the motorist is actually driving the vehicle. His photographs are breathtaking. http://billcashphoto.com/
5.  Dave Hill. His Adventure series is what caught my eye the most. Each image told a unique story relating (or not relating) to the previous image. The images were flawless and showed a wide variety of excitement in it. http://www.davehillphoto.com/adventure/#1
6. Jeremy Cowart. All of his images held a wide variety of emotions from sadness, utter joy, or bone-wrenching fear. http://jeremycowart.com/portfolio/
7.  Joey L. I admire his images due to the fact I would love to travel to other countries some day to photograph their culture. His images portray the culture of the Bodi tribe. The expressions in each image blow me away. http://www.joeyl.com/personal/
8.  Patrik Giardino. His action images caught my eye. In each image you can see the measures he took to get that perfect shot and to make it look even better. His work is inspirational. http://www.giardinophoto.com/#/ACTION/book1/1/thumbs
9. Romain Laurent. Each of his pieces of work portrays a story. This was my favorite story. I loved the idea of the surfer "surfing" through downtown. Creative and genius!
http://www.romain-laurent.com/work/lhorizon/
10. David Krovblit. His scene photography was hilarious. Each image was crisp yet seemingly unreal. The scenes were goofy and unrealistic but he made them look as if they were realistic. http://www.krovblit.com/portfolio/large-productions-3/